Christel Yardley/Stuff A cafe employee has been awarded $25,000 in compensation after she was unjustifiably dismissed. A cafe worker who said she was bullied by management, then sent a text that told her to...

Heavy rainfall destroyed about four million young strawberry plants at the country’s three main propagators. Photo: 123RF A Far North strawberry grower has had to diversify its crops this year amid a nationwide shortage...

Far North District Council has been advised to look at staff safety as it considers new rules for companion cats and pesky moggies. But a cat rescue group says tougher laws would be the...

A Northland farmer who tried to burn more than 100 tyres in a rubbish fire polluted the air with black, noxious smoke and contaminated the ground with toxic oil. Bernard Glen Stewart was fined...

Bernard Glen Stewart was fined $33,250 in Whangārei District Court, after admitting to three charges relating to discharging contaminants and polluting the air and groundwater. Photo: Google Maps A Northland man has been fined...